GCAC Project Support: Events, Festivals, Series Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The GCAC Project Support program offers vital funding for arts and cultural initiatives, such as events, festivals, and series. This grant encourages community engagement through performances, exhibitions, and locally-produced film presentations. Projects must be public-facing and actively involve professional artists, ensuring a high-quality artistic experience. Applicants are required to submit a detailed implementation plan to outline how their project will be executed effectively, fostering a vibrant cultural landscape.
Provide support for a broad range of arts and cultural projects, including events, festivals and short series.
Description
Project Support: Events, Festivals, Series grants provide assistance for performances, exhibitions, festivals, locally-produced film presentations and community events where the arts are at the core of the project. Projects must be open-to-the-public, include significant participation of professional artists, and have an implementation plan outlined at time of submission.
What Greater Columbus Arts Council actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 132
- Total given
- $15.89M
- Median grant
- $23K
- Range
- $5,066–$1.31M
- By dollars: Ohio >99%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: Columbus, OH; Worthington, OH; Dublin, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 13% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Franklin County Historical Society · Columbus, OH
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.31M
Capa · Columbus, OH
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.25M
Columbus Museum of Art · Columbus, OH
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.13M
Friends of the Conservatory · Columbus, OH
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.06M
Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH
Grants to promote art and culture in columbus, oh
$1.01M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Performing arts
- Nonprofits
Categories
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